HOISINGTON WINTER JAM GIRLS—1ST—Minneapolis 44, Ellinwood 39; 3RD—Ellsworth 36, Pratt 23; 5TH—La Crosse 48, Hoisington 28; 7TH—Victoria 62, Otis-Bison 40; FIRST ROUND Minneapolis 56, Victoria 33; Pratt 55, La Crosse 33; Ellinwood 41, Otis-Bison 28; Ellsworth 35, Hoisington 29; La Crosse 47, Otis-Bison 21; Hoisington 57, Victoria 39; SECOND ROUND—Ellinwood def. Pratt; Minneapolis def. Ellsworth; La Crosse 47, Otis-Bison 29; Hoisington 57, Victoria 39
WINTER JAM GIRLS ALL-TOURAEMENT—Alyvia Batchman, Brynn Widener, Ellinwood; Lainey Peschka, Elyse Haxton, Ellsworth; Ellie Crawford, Hoisington; Madison Morgan, La Crosse; Maci McClure, Braedee Weaterman, Baylee Randall-Hurt, Minneapolis; Hope Hughes, Pratt
MINNEAPOLIS 44, ELLINWOOD 39 (1ST)— Minneapolis outlasted Ellinwood 44-39 in Saturday's championship game in the Hoisington Winter Jam basketball tournament.
Miley McClure scored 13 points and Baylee Randll-Hurt added 12 points. The Lions outscored the Eagles 15-1 from the free throw line by attacking the basket.
Ellinwood's Alyvia Batchman scored 17 points and Bennett Jacobs added 10 points. The Eagles played without leading scorer Reese Stickney, sidelined with an injury.
Ellinwood 10 13 8 8 — 39
Minneapolis 19 8 10 7 — 44
ELLINWOOD (9-2)—Batchman 6 (2) 1-2 17, Jacobs 4 (2) 0-0 10, Brynn Widener (2) 0-0 6, Maxwell 2 0-0 4, Schlessiger 1 0-2 2, Ritchie 0 0-2 0, Totals 15 (8) 1-6 39
MINNEAPOLIS (8-3)—McClure 5 3-8 13, Randall-Hurt 3 (2) 4-6 12, Weatherman 2 (1) 0-0 5, Riley Robinson 2 0-4 4, Schrader 1 4-4 6, Raelyn Robinson 0 2-2 2, Warlock 0 2-4 2, Totals 13 (3) 15-28 44
ELLSWORTH 36, PRATT 23 (3RD)—Ellsworth shut down Pratt 36-23 in Saturday's third-place game at the Hoisington Winter Jam basketball tournament.
Ellsworth's Lainey Peschka scored 10 points and Josie Kueser and Alexis Moore added nine apiece.
Ellsworth 15 5 8 8 — 36
Pratt 7 4 6 6 — 23
ELLSWORTH—Peschka 4 (2) 0-0 10, Kueser 4 (1) 0-0 9, Moore 3 3-4 9, Lindsley 1 2-4 4, Place 1 0-2 2, Rodriguez 0 1-2 1, Haxton 0 1-2 1, Totals 13 (3) 7-11 36
PRATT—Hughes 5 (2) 1-2 13, Jackson 0 2-4 2, Thibault 3 0-0 6, Foster 1 0-0 2, Totals 9 (2) 3-6 23
LA CROSSE 48, HOISINGTON 26 (5TH)— Hoisington's all-tournament Ellie Crawford scored eight points in a 48-26 setback to La Crosse in Saturday's fifth-place Hoisington Winter Jam basketball tournament.
La Crosse's Madison Morgan scored 17 points and Molly Showalter scored 16 points. The Leopards made five 3-pointers.
La Crosse 12 12 17 7 — 48
Hoisington 3 10 10 3 — 26
LA CROSSE—Molly Showalter 6 (4) 0-1 16, Morgan 5 7-8 17, Thielenhaus (1) 0-0 3, Dellett 4 0-3 8, Marvin 2 0-0 4, Totals 18 (5) 7-12 48
HOISINGTON (5-6)—Crawford 3-5 (0-1) 2-6 8, Bittel (2-6) 0-0 6, Lutters (1-9) 0-0 3, Hanzlick 0-2 2-4 2, Walker 0-1 0-0 0, Maier 2-7 (0-1) 1-2 5, Wilkens 1-7 0-0 2, Tarlton 0-5 0-0 0, Totals 9-40 (3-17) 3-6 26
VICTORIA 62, OTIS-BISON 40 (7TH)— Otis-Bison's Briana Croisant scored 12 points and Destiny Mitchell added 10 points in a 62-40 loss to Victoria for seventh place in the Hoisington Winter Jam basketball tournament.
Otis-Bison 11 13 9 7 — 40
Victoria 13 19 18 12 — 62
OTIS-BISON—Croisant 5 2-2 12, Mitchell 3 (1) 3-7 10, Holman (1) 2-4 5, Schmidt 1 2-4 4, Allie Smith 1 3-6 5, Grace Smith 2 0-2 4, Totals 13 (2) 12-23 40
VICTORIA—Kaylee Kuhn 6 (3) 4-6 19, Addi VonLintel 5 8-10 18, Averi Windholz 6 2-4 14, Younger (1) 0-0 3, Dinkel 2 0-2 4, Wentz 1 0-2 2, Rodger 1 0-0 2, Totals 22 (4) 14-24 62
ELLINWOOD 40, PRATT 36 – The Ellinwood High School girls basketball team punched their ticket to the Hoisington Winter Jam Championship after a hard-fought 40-36 victory over an athletic Pratt squad in the semifinals.
Brynn Widener scored 14 points and the Eagles converted seven 3-pointers to outscore Pratt 21-12. Pratt's Hope Hughes scored 20 points with four 3-pointers.
Ellinwood (10-1) on the season, showed resilience and poise against a tough opponent in a tournament setting. Head coach Greg Maxwell praised his young team’s ability to rise to the challenge in a high-stakes environment.
“We talked about what it takes to play better teams in a bracket-style tournament in the semifinals and how we have to bring our own intensity and mentality,” Maxwell said. “I was very proud of how the girls jumped out to a lead and never quit when it got close, with all the girls making huge plays at key moments. They made the big plays when they needed to, and that is a huge positive for such a young team.”
Ellinwood established an early lead and weathered a second-half surge from Pratt to secure the win. The Eagles displayed their depth and determination, with multiple players stepping up in critical moments.
Pratt 4 16 8 8 — 36
Ellinwood 13 8 7 12 — 40
PRATT (7-4)—Hughes 8 (4) 0-1 20, Jackson 0 0-4 0, Hamm 1 1-2 3, McGire 0 2-2 2, Thibault 5 1-1 11, Sowers 0 0-2 0, Totals 14 (4) 4-12 36
ELLINWOOD (10-1)—Brynn Widener 5 (4) 0-0 14, Jacobs 2 (1) 0-0 5, Maxwell 2 (1) 0-0 5, Ritchie 1 0-0 2, Schlessiger 3 0-1 6, Batchman 3 (1) 1-2 8, Totals 16 (7) 1-3 40
HOISINGTON GIRLS 57, VICTORIA 39 — Kelsi Maier led a perfectly balanced Hoisington offense with 11 points in a 57-39 victory over Victoria in Thursday's consolation game of the Hoisington Winter Jam. The Cardinals (5-5) will meet La Crosse in Saturday's fifth-place game.
Marley Bittel scored 10 points and Ellie Crawford added eight points. Victoria's Addi VonLintel scored 14 points.
Victoria 11 2 11 15 — 39
Hoisington 17 15 14 11 — 57
VICTORIA (5-7) (FG 3 FT TP)—VonLintel 4 6-8 14, Averi Windholz 5 0-2 10, Dinkel 3 (1) 3-6 10, Werth 2 1-2 5, Totals 14 (1) 10-28 39
HOISINGTON (5-5) (FG 3 FT TP)—Maier 2 7-9 11, Crawford 3 (2) 0-0 8, Bittel (3) 1-2 10, Lutters (2) 1-3 7, Wilkens 3 1-27, Hanzlick 3 1-2 7, Walker 3 (1) 0-2 7, Totals 19 (8) 11-20 57
LA CROSSE GIRLS 47, OTIS-BISON 21 — La Crosse's Madison Morgan (14) and Hannah Dellett (11) scored in double figures in a 47-21 victory over Otis-Bison in Thursday's consolation game of the Hoisington Winter Jam. La Crosse will meet Hoisington in Saturday's fifth-place game.
Otis-Bison's Destiny Mitchell scored 12 points.
Otis-Bison 2 9 3 5 — 21
La Crosse 13 12 18 3 — 47
OTIS-BISON (3-7) (FG 3 FT TP)—Mitchell 3 (1) 5-6 12, Allie Smith 2 0-2 4, Croisant (1) 0-2 3, Holman 1 0-0 2, Totals 7-40 (2-11) 5-10 21
LA CROSSE (6-5) (FG 3 FT TP)—Morgan 5 (1) 5-6 16, Dellett 4 3-6 11, Thielenhaus 2 5-6 9, Molly Showalter 2 (1) 2-4 7, Werth 1 0-0 2, Marvin 1 0-0 2, Totals 15-49 (2-12) 15-23 47
ELLSWORTH GIRLS 35, HOISINGTON 29 — Hoisington's girls kept within range, but lost a hard-fought 35-29 Winter Jam basketball game Tuesday to Ellsworth Tuesday.
Ellie Crawford led the Cardinals with 12 points and Marley Bittel added seven points.
Ellsworth's Lainey Peschka scored 14 points.
Ellsworth 13 4 4 14 — 35
Hoisington 9 4 6 10 — 29
ELLSWORTH (6-3) (FG 3 FT TP)—Peschka 5 4-4 14, Moore 3 1-4 7, Lindsley 2 (1) 1-2 6, Kueser 3 0-3 6, Place 1 0-0 2, Rodriguez 0 0-2 0, Totals 14 (1) 6-15 35
HOISINGTON (4-5) (FG 3 FT TP)—Lutters 1-6 (1-3) 0-0 3, Crawford 5-13 (1-4) 1-1 12, Bittel 3-11 (1-6) 0-0 7, Maier 0-3 (0-1) 0-0 0, Wilkens 0-1 0-2 0, Tarlton 0-1 2-2 2, Hanzlick 2-4 (0-1) 1-2 5, Totals 11-39 (3-15) 4-7 29
ELLINWOOD GIRLS 41, OTIS-BISON 28 — Ellinwood's Alyvia Batchman scored 17 points with four 3-pointers and Bennett Jacobs and Brynn Widener chipped in six apiece for a 41-28 Winter Jam victory over Otis-Bison. The Eagles converted six 3-pointers to outscore the Cougars 18-6.
Otis-Bison's Briana Croisant scored 11 points and Destiny Mitchell added eight points. Each player made a 3-pointer.
Otis-Bison 4 2 17 5 — 28
Ellinwood 13 5 12 11 — 41
OTIS-BISON (3-6) (FG 3 FT TP)—Croisant 5 (1) 0-1 11, Mitchell 3 (1) 1-3 8, Schwindt 2 0-3 4, Grace Smith 1 1-2 3, Allie Smith 1 0-0 2, Totals 12 (2) 2-9 28
ELLINWOOD (9-1) (FG 3 FT TP)—Batchman 6 (4) 1-4 17, Brynn Widener 2 2-2 6, Jacobs (2) 0-0 6, Ritchie 2 0-2 4, Schlessiger 2 0-2 4, Maxwell 1 0-0 2, Regan Widener 1 0-0 2, Totals 14 (6) 3-10 41
PRATT GIRLS 55, LA CROSSE 33 — Pratt's Quinn Thibault scored a career high 20 points and Hope Hughes (11) and Kate Jackson (10) scored in double figures to power the Greenbacks past La Crosse 55-33 in Monday's Winter Jam first round.
La Crosse's Madison Morgan matched her season average with 17 points.
La Crosse 5 14 7 7 — 33
Pratt 13 11 16 15 — 55
LA CROSSE (5-5) (FG 3 FT TP)—Morgan 4 (1) 8-9 17, Molly Showalter 3 (1) 0-4 7, Marvin 1 2-4 4, Dellett 1 1-2 3, Thielenhaus 1 0-0 2, Totals 10 (2) 11-21 33
PRATT (7-3) (FG 3 FT TP)—Thibault 9 2-4 20, Hughes 5 (1) 0-0 11, Jackson 4 (2) 0-0 10, Hamm 2 0-1 4, Riley (1) 0-0 3, McGuire (1) 0-0 3, Totals 24 (5) 2-6 55
MINNEAPOLIS GIRLS 56, VICTORIA 37 — No. 2 seed Minneapolis roared past Victoria 56-37. Braedee Weatherman converted six 3-pointers and scored 22 points. McClure scored 14 points. The Lions (7-2) outscored Victoria 21-9 in the third quarter.
Victoria's Averi Windholz scored 15 points.
Victoria 10 7 9 11 — 37
Minneapolis 16 15 21 4 — 56
VICTORIA (5-6) (FG 3 FT TP)—Averi Windholz 7 (1) 0-0 15, Kuhn 4 (2) 0-0 10, Dinkel 4 1-2 9, VonLintel 1 0-0 2, Myah Younger 0 1-2 1, Totals 16-41 (3-7) 2-4 37
MINNEAPOLIS (7-2) (FG 3 FT TP)—Weatherman 8 (6) 0-0 22, McClure 4 (1) 5-6 14, Randall-Hurt 2 4-7 8, Schrader 3 (1) 0-0 7, Smith 2 0-0 4, Riley Robinson 0 1-4 1, Totals 19-52 (8-20) 10-17 56
